NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, June 12, 2025 (#732)
Puzzle #732. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, June 12, 2025 (puzzle #732) is: YELLOW — GETTING COZY: CUDDLING, HUGGING, SNUGGLING, SPOONING. GREEN — GOSSIPING: BUZZING, DISHING, SPILLING, WHISPERING. BLUE — ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY WITH PINS OR NEEDLES: ACUPUNCTURING, BOWLING, SEWING, WRESTLING. PURPLE — STARTING WITH TITLES: DOCTORING, LORDING, MISSING, SIRING.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, June 12, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
BOWLING
WRESTLING
MISSING
DISHING
SPOONING
SIRING
BUZZING
SEWING
LORDING
SPILLING
HUGGING
DOCTORING
SNUGGLING
ACUPUNCTURING
WHISPERING
CUDDLING
How hard is Connections #732?
Very hard100/100
• 4 categories run on wordplay rather than meaning.
• 16 words could credibly sit in more than one group.
Where to start: Scan for the shared string "ING" — four words carry it, and that's the cheapest group to solve first.
Connections hints for Thursday, June 12, 2025
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) These four all end the same way.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) These four all end the same way.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) These four all end the same way.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) These four all end the same way.
yellowAll four end with "ING".
greenAll four end with "ING".
blueAll four end with "ING".
purpleAll four end with "ING".
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
Words designed to trip you up
CUDDLING belongs to the yellow group, but also ends with "ING" like the green group.
HUGGING belongs to the yellow group, but also ends with "ING" like the green group.
SNUGGLING belongs to the yellow group, but also ends with "ING" like the green group.
SPOONING belongs to the yellow group, but also ends with "ING" like the green group.
BUZZING belongs to the green group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
DISHING belongs to the green group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
SPILLING belongs to the green group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
WHISPERING belongs to the green group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
ACUPUNCTURING belongs to the blue group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
BOWLING belongs to the blue group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
SEWING belongs to the blue group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
WRESTLING belongs to the blue group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
DOCTORING belongs to the purple group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
LORDING belongs to the purple group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
MISSING belongs to the purple group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
SIRING belongs to the purple group, but also ends with "ING" like the yellow group.
NYT Connections answers for Thursday, June 12, 2025
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, June 12, 2025?
The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, June 12, 2025 (puzzle #732) is: YELLOW — GETTING COZY: CUDDLING, HUGGING, SNUGGLING, SPOONING. GREEN — GOSSIPING: BUZZING, DISHING, SPILLING, WHISPERING. BLUE — ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY WITH PINS OR NEEDLES: ACUPUNCTURING, BOWLING, SEWING, WRESTLING. PURPLE — STARTING WITH TITLES: DOCTORING, LORDING, MISSING, SIRING.
What is the purple group in Connections #732?
The purple (hardest) group is "STARTING WITH TITLES": DOCTORING, LORDING, MISSING, SIRING.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "GETTING COZY" — CUDDLING, HUGGING, SNUGGLING, SPOONING. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Thursday, June 12, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #732. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.